THE JOUiilr-

A LTTSSAST CUS10S1TT.'

A lady occupied a whole year in search

ing for and fitting" the following thirty­

eight lines from. English and American

poems. The whole reads almost as if

it had been written at one time and by

one author :

LITE.

1.. Why all this toil for the triumphs of

an hour?

2. Life's short summer man is but a

flower;

3. By turns we catch the fatal breath

and die.

4. The cradle and the tomb, alas I so

.nigh.

5. To be is better far than not to be.

6. Though all man's life may seem a

tragedy;

7. But light cares speak when mighty

grief is dumb

S. The bottom is but shallow wheuce

they come.

0. Your fate is but the common fate of

all;

10.

11.

13.

13.

L'nmingled joy3 here no man befall.

Nature to each allots bis proper

sphere.

Fortune makes folly her peculiar

care:

Custom does often reason over-rule,

14. And throw a cruel sunshine on a

fool.

15,

Live well how long or short permit

to heaven.

Those who forgive most shall be most

forgiven.

bin may be clasped so close we can­

not see lis face

Vilo intercourse where virtue has uot

place.

Then keep each passion however

dear,

Thou pendulum betwixt a smile and

tear;

Her sensual snares let faithless

pleasure lay,

With craft and skill to ruin and be­

tray. Soar not too high to fall, but stoop

to rise;

We masters grow of all that we

despise.

Hi, then , renounce that impious

self-esteem;

Uichcs havo wings, and grandeur is

a dream.

Think not ambition wise because

't ies brav'.

Tho paths of glory lead but, to the

grave.

Whit is ambition V 'Tis hut a gloi­

ious cheat,

10.

20,

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31

2:i.

30.

31.

Only destructive to the brave and

great.

What's all I ho gaudy glitter of a

crown'.'

Tho way In bliss lies not on beds of

down.

How long we live, not years but

actions tell;

Thut man lives best who lives the

lirst lifo well.

31.

.Make, then, while yet ye may, your

y ion your trienrt.

Whom Christians worship, yet not

3(i.

comprehend .

io trust th it's uivPii Miaid, aud to

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yourself be just;

or live we Low wo may, yet die wo

must.

3S

1, Voting. 2, Dr. Johnson. 3, Pope. 4,

i'nor. ", Sowell. 0, Spencer. 7, Daniel. 8,

8ir Walter Raleigh. 9, Longfellow. 10,

Southwell. II, Cougreve. 12, Churchill.

13, Rochester. 14, Armstiong. 15, Milton.

l(i, Bailey. 17, French. 18, Somerville,

IS), Thompson. 20, Byron. 21, Smollett,

22, Crabbe. 23, Massiuger. 34, Crowley.

ao. lioattie. uowper. zi. sir Willi;

Davenaut. 28, Gray. 29, Willis. 30, AddTT

sou. 31, Dry den. 32, Francis Ujuaries. 83,

Watkins. 34, Ilerrick. 35, Wm. Mason.

39, Hill. 37, Dana. 38, Shakespeare.